2019 Orlando mayoral election

2019 Orlando mayoral election

November 5, 2019

Nominee Buddy Dyer Samuel Ings Aretha Simons Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 15,952 3,880 2,385 Percentage 71.8% 17.5% 10.7%

Mayor before election Buddy Dyer Democratic Elected Mayor Buddy Dyer Democratic

The 2019 Orlando mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019 to elect the mayor of Orlando.

Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange County are non-partisan. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the general election, runoffs are held between the two candidates that received the greatest number of votes.

Candidates

Declared

• Buddy Dyer, incumbent mayor who will be running for his fifth term, affiliated with the Democratic Party.
• Jentri D. Casaberry, motivational speaker, political activist, affiliated with the Democratic Party
• Samuel Ings, Democratic member of the Orlando City Council from District 6 and 2004 mayoral candidate
• Aretha Simons, non-profit business woman, affiliated with the Democratic Party
• Shantelle Bennett

Results

The election was held on November 5, 2019, the incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer won by a large margin.

Orlando Mayor, 2019

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Buddy Dyer		15,952	71.8%	+9.3
Samuel Ings		3,880	17.5%
Aretha Simons		2,385	10.7%
Total votes		22,217	100%